The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte FLORIBERTUS C.H. MOKVELD and JEAN H.M. BEUGELS ________________ Appeal 2006-2652 Application 09/842,373 Technology Center 1700 ________________ Decided: January 31, 2007 ________________ Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, THOMAS A. WALTZ, LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 11-14 and 16-24. Claim 14 is illustrative: 14. Shaped article containing two or more fiber layers compressed on top of one another, containing highly oriented polyethylene fibers having a modulus of tension of at least 800 g/den and a tensile strength of at least 30 g/den, and at most 30 wt.% of a matrix material, relative to the total weight of the fiber layer, the fibers in the fiber layers being unidirectionally oriented and at an angle relative to the fibers in neighbouring fiber layers,Page: 1 2 3 4 Next
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